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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Best Valentine’s Gift

Somehow, I missed out on the perfect Valentine’s gift this year.  In celebration of the holiday, the Bronx Zoo, for a mere $15.00, allows lovers to name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after their certain someone.

These are not your standard, off-the-shelf roaches.  Madagascar hissing cockroaches can grow to four inches in length.  And they love to climb stuff.

Had I known about this, there might be a special Miss Desiree scuttling around at the Bronx Zoo today.

Apparently, the Bronx Zoo's “Name a Roach” program has been in place for eleven years.

One of this year’s happy Valentine’s Day participants noted (after naming a cockroach), "Roses and chocolates come and go, but roaches last an eternity.”

Mitchell Hegman

Source: NPR

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